#if !defined(COUNT_LINES_IN_FILE_H)
#define COUNT_LINES_IN_FILE_H

#include <string>
#include <iosfwd>
//use -lboost_iostreams-gcc 
std::streamsize  count_lines_in_file(	const std::string&					file_name,
										char							eol = '\n');
std::streamsize  estimate_fasta_seq_in_file(	const std::string&					file_name);


//std::streamsize  count_lines_in_file_std(	const std::string&					file_name,
//													char							eol = '\n');
//



#endif
